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Thomas Cole, American (born in England), 1801–1848. Expulsion from the Garden of Eden, 1828. Oil on canvas. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Gift of Martha C. Karolik for the M. and M. Karolik, Collection of American Paintings, 1815–1865
THOMAS COLE AND THE GARDEN OF EDEN May 25 – September 30, 2018
The exhibition centers on Cole’s masterwork Expulsion from the Garden of Eden, lent by the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA), and explores his aspirations for landscape painting at the start of his career in the 1820s and early 1830s. Sixteen original works, including paintings from the Fenimore’s collection and loans from more than a dozen other institutions and private collectors survey the themes of the Garden of Eden. The exhibition also reveals artists that influenced Cole early in his career, such as Asher B. Durand and Thomas Doughty. Sponsored in part by The Eugene V. and Clare E. Thaw Charitable Trust; the Tianaderrah Foundation; The Clark Foundation; Fenimore Asset Management, Inc., through The Community Foundation for the Greater Capital Region.
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EDWARD WESTON: PORTRAIT OF THE YOUNG MAN AS AN ARTIST March 31 – August 5, 2018
Over the course of his fifty-year career, American photographer Edward Weston (1886–1958) blazed a path to Photo-Modernism, rendering portraits, landscapes, still lifes, and nudes that have established him as one of the most revered champions of photographic art. Sponsored in part by The Clark Foundation, The Table Rock Group at Morgan Stanley, and NYCM Insurance. Edward Weston, Plaster Works, Los Angeles, 1925. Monterey Museum of Art, gift of Cole Weston
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It’s May, it’s May, that gorgeous holiday! by Sharry L. Whitney
Bring on the May flowers that we are all so desperate to see after a record cold April. But don’t run off to buy your garden plants just yet! First, be sure to check out our new “Know Your Grower Guide” for a list of local growers’ gardens and greenhouses where you’ll find the best flowers, vegetables plants, and trees, and the best tips for growing healthy, prolific plants. There are lots of new things in the magazine this spring. We had many entries to our new crossword puzzle and have another one for you this month. We are introducing a new writer, Tim Flihan, who will present a series of short stories about growing up in Utica. We will also feature a regular guide to local breweries and wineries, spotlighting the many events they host. We hope you continue to use Mohawk Valley Living Magazine as a guide to local businesses, restaurants, and ideas for enjoying your greater neighborhood. •
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During the 19th and early 20th centuries, Utica was an industrial, political, and financial powerhouse without peer in the Mohawk Valley. Evidence of the city’s might was everywhere. The thriving downtown was linked to the factory districts in east and west Utica via an extensive transportation network involving trolleys, trains, roadways and, of course, the Erie Canal. Manufacturing and commerce were the foundations of a bustling business community. To service these businesses and the area’s citizenry, numerous financial institutions sprung up in the downtown area. New banks were built into the mid 20th century, as seen in the photographs that follow. While the original banks are mostly gone now, a sizable number of the buildings that they occupied are still in existence. The lucky ones have either been taken over by other banks or have otherwise been repurposed. Some have been lost to the wrecking ball. This short photo retrospective is a precursor to a more extensive article relating to the history of the banking industry in our region.
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Water levels run high in the springtime. With snow and ice still melting away and transitioning into mud season, hiking is discouraged in much of the Adirondacks high peaks region until mid-June. Trail conditions are certainly less than ideal, and protecting fragile vegetation, especially at the highest elevations, is a priority. Rivers and streams also can be a challenge to cross as even man-made structures where they exist can be overwhelmed by the charging waters. So, the month of May is a good time for more warm-weather hikers to gather their gear for the short hiking season that lasts from June to October. At a recent school visit at West Canada Valley Elementary School, my son, Justin, and I had the privilege to share some of our experiences in the Adirondack mountains that helped inspire story elements for our children’s book series, The Adirondack Kids. And in one of the presentations, we talked with the students specifically about the essentials we pack for a day hike. And by a day hike, I mean an entire day – up to 8-12 hours. Justin has hiked a number of Adirondack mountains, including about a dozen of the Adirondack High Peaks. I have hiked more than 100 mountains in the Adirondacks, including 77 of the 100 highest. Among those items we make sure to include in a pack? Water. Dehydration is all too common among novice hikers. It is easy to underestimate the amount of water one needs, especially on humid days and on those hikes where the body is persistently exposed to the sun. While I try to limit the amount of weight I carry,
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two cameras on the trail. Three times in definitely not the charm! Cell phone. I don’t own one. But I never hike solo and invariably my hiking partner has one. They do not work everywhere in the woods – but another safety item it is nice to have in case of emergencies or as a GPS. Small notebook and pen. In case you are writing articles for magazines or adventure stories for young people! Always let someone know your hiking plan. The destination, including the entry point and how long you expect the hike to take. Following the presentation, the teacher and our hostess during the school visit commented on our “magic bag” because it seemed bottomless, as item after item was retrieved from it. It’s true the weight can add up quickly and that is why there has been an investment in careful planning and lightweight gear. For great information for hiking in the Adirondacks, including advice, workshops, and guided hikes, visit the Adirondack Mountain Club site at www.adk.org I should also mention that most of our outerwear has also been treated with Insect Shield to help protect against ticks that can infect with Lyme disease. Visit: www.insectshield.com/ISYOC. aspx • Gary VanRiper is an author, photographer, and pastor at the Camden Wesleyan Church. He has written 15 children’s books with his son, Justin. Find out more at:
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Clayville library staff (left to right) V.P. Doreen-Brennan-Moore, staff Linda Monescalchi, and Director Becky Hassett
Clayville Library serves the residents of the Village of Clayville and the surrounding areas. The library provides recreational, educational, informational, and the cultural needs of the citizens, by providing a safe environment with public computers, reference materials, current best sellers, magazines, current release DVDs & Blu-Rays, copy & fax services, Wi-Fi access,games, puzzles, coloring and crafting available throughout the week.
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Nancy Sheppard Memorial Park was created in memory of the mayor of Clayville who served for over 14 years. She was very artistic and enjoyed spending time with her family and friends.
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*Casler Flower Farm & Greenhouses 895 Babcock Hill Road, West Winfield (315) 822-5135
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MV Growers D’Alessandro’s Nursery & Landscaping 1346 Higby Rd, Frankfort • (315) 738-0434
*Elizabeth’s Country Garden 463 West Main Street, Little Falls (315) 823-1810
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6966 S James St., Rome • (315) 338-0639
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Craobh Dugan new cd: The irish and the erie By John Keller This area is rich in history. Today, we have immigrants and refugees from all around the globe, but a long time ago, the city was founded by fewer nationalities. East Utica is filled with its fine Italian traditions. West Utica was once an all Polish and German neighborhood. There was also a large constituent of Irish immigrants. All of these cultures worked together to build Central New York. One of the major projects (at the time) was The Erie Canal. The bulk of the canal was built by the hard work of the Irish immigrants. As in most cultures, their history is told in traditional story and song. Craobh Dugan, a group dedicated to preserving Irish culture in the Mohawk Valley, released a CD, The Irish and the Erie, on March 17th to commemorate the Irish contribution to building the Erie Canal. I contacted Mike and Chris Hoke of Craobh Dugan and asked a few questions about their new offering. What is the translation of Craobh Dugan? The literal translation is the Dugan Branch. We are the Utica-Rome Chapter of Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann. the international organization based in Ireland Craobh, whose mission is to promote traditional Irish music, song, dance, and language. When was the organization founded? We were founded here locally 40 years ago by a Clinton, N.Y., couple, Frank and Pat Dugan and Jim O’Looney originally from County Kerry in Ireland who moved to Utica in the late 1950s. Frank and Pat were greatly involved in Irish traditional circles and fluent Irish speakers. (You may know their daughter, Darby O’Brien). Sadly, the Dugans have passed on. Jim is an accordion player from the Lakes of Killarney region in Kerry, though no longer as active musically. What inspired this collection about Irish songs and the Erie Canal? 2017 was the 200th anniversary of the start of construction of the Erie Canal. Craobh Dugan has performed traditional Irish music at many venues, including the GAIF, Utica Monday Night, and New York State Fair, among others. The Erie Canal anniversary was a
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theme seized upon by Mike Hoke to do something a little bit different. We wrote a program, The Irish and The Erie, that combined historical narratives, traditional Irish dance music and songs melded together. We start with a brief history of the start of the digging of the canal. We then convey what it may have been like for the Irish to leave their homeland in a segment we call the American Wake. Next, we speak to what life may have been like for the Irish as they worked and lived on the canal. Finally, we address the cultural influences that the Irish had made along the way as they assimilated into the fabric of early American society. The CD contains all of the music that was part of the Irish and Erie program; narratives were left out, but are on our website www.uticairish.org. Who was involved in its recording? Sue Romero plays bodhran and did the graphics work; Mike Carroll on flute, whistles, bones, and vocals; Bill Fahy on mandolin, guitar, vocals, and producer; Skip Mansur on bouzouki, banjo, and vocals; Ed Campbell on fiddle, guitar, vocals; Jim O’Looney on accordion; Mike Hoke on fiddle, vocals, and program author/writer. How can people experience this presentaion and Craobh Dugan? Currently, this presentation is scheduled for Sat., May 5, at the Cazenovia Library and Sun., June 3 at the Mansion House in Oneida. Besides performing at festivals, libraries, nursing homes, weddings, funerals, and private parties, we also host two open sessions monthly. The first Tuesday at the Nail Creek Pub in Utica; at Stockdale’s in Oriskany on the third Tuesday Both sessions begin at 7:30 p.m. Irish Ceili dance classes on most Fridays at 7 p.m. at the Seton Center in Utica. Irish language classes are taught by Tom Malley at either or both MVCC and HCCC. A few of our musicians offer private lessons as well. The CD can be purchased at any of our performances or sessions and at: www.uticairish.org. CD is $15; download cards are $10. •
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Hometown: Akron, NY Current Town: Herkimer, NY Instrument: Voice, Lyric Soprano Began singing public performance at age five Education: B.S. in Education and M.S. in Education and Certificate in Vocal Performance from State University of NY at Fredonia Current Employment: Teaches privately in her vocal studio at Herkimer; Vocal instructor for the Student Enrichment in Vocal Music Program sponsored by M.V. Choral Society, 2009-present. Past Employment/Collaborations: Vocal music teacher in Kenmore, NY, Albion, NY, and Dolgeville, NY.; Lecturer in Voice at Hamilton College 1990-2006; Soprano soloist at United Methodist Church, Kenmore, while in college. Soprano soloist with M.V. Choral Society, the Hamilton College Oratorio Society, and the orchestras of Southern Illinois University and Oberlin Conservatory of Music; Performed operatic roles including leads in Madama Butterfly, Tosca, La Boheme, Don Giovanni, Le Nozze di Figaro, and Suor Angelica. Appeared in concerts and recitals with the B Sharp Musical Club since becoming a member in 1986. Performed with organist James Hanosh and the choir of New Hartford Presbyterian Church. Influences: My parents, especially my mother. My husband. My private voice teacher, Dr. Richard Sheil. Many Fredonia students who have become life-long friends. The Minister of Music, choir and congregation of the United Methodist Church in Kenmore, who provided me with great experience and encouragement as a soprano soloist. With them I performed many of the great oratorios and choral masterpieces. The many wonderful musicians I have performed with while living in the Mohawk Valley. Personal Quote: A dear friend once said, “You know you’re doing what you were meant to do, if you can’t stand NOT doing it”. I have been very fortunate to find my calling in teaching and performing music. I hope everyone can discover something special they love so much they “can’t stand not to do it.” Upcoming Performance: Anita can be heard in the upcoming M.V. Choral Society’s performance of “Music for Living: The Music of Dan Forest.” on Sunday, May 20, 7:00 pm, at Holy Family Church in Little Falls
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The coffee culture in the city is strong and the opening of Character Coffee at 171 Genesee Street is adding to it. Jesse and Katie Martin Jesse and Katie Martin of Character Coffee on Genesee Street – young entrepreneurs that actually met in downtown Utica years ago and then spent some time in North Carolina – have returned to their roots and are intent on helping Utica make a great comeback. Jesse is the coffee man – he’s trained through the Specialty Coffee Association of America in New York City. If you want to talk coffee, he’s got you. He is in the Army Reserve and balances duty with his passion for coffee. Katie has a design background and takes care of branding, point of purchase, and the many administration duties of running a new business. Character serves single origin coffee. They are intentional in all of their purchasing and focus on direct trade practices – working with roasters who make sure farmers get paid a fare wage. The name “Character” reflects the many characters in the coffee itself along with their philosophy of #allcharacterswelcome. The inclusive atmosphere is such that you can stay and talk if you’d like or grab something to go – whatever your pleasure. The seven foot counter is the showcase of the space – that’s where you want to pull up a stool. They have customer-facing equipment so you can witness your delicious drink being made. There’s plenty of space for laptops and notepads to get some work done or just chat with some of the shop’s regulars if you’re so inclined. A bonus – they just got Nitro Coffee cold brew on tap. It’s like the “Guinness of coffee” – nitrogen-infused and naturally more caffeine. Customers can enjoy a rotating snack menu that may include CRUMZ paleo and gluten-free doughnuts, breakfast sandwiches from RoSo’s, or baklava. Keep an eye out for Saturday hours coming soon from Character Coffee and events on the weekend. They also take the show on the road and do “coffee catering” for events and weddings, so also keep them in mind for that!
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The 4th Annual One World Flower Festival May 12, 2018 11am – 3pm
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Contact: Angela Johnson, Utica Love and BB Designs • 315-520-4844 www.oneworldflowerfest.com For the fourth year, Oneida Square will be filled with music, art, dance, and flowers. The annual Rust 2 Green One World Flower Festival (OWFF) is happening on May 12th from 11am – 3pm and will include art and educational activities, a live mural, live music throughout the day from three different singers/bands, open houses, neighborhood walks, restaurant specials, mini dance classes, an artisan marketplace in Kopernik Park, an outdoor gallery of student work and so much more. Because it’s Mother’s Day Weekend, the festival will, of course, celebrate MOMS! A free photo booth will be available with a photographer to take photos and provide a free print for you to take home. Salon One will be on hand to get mom and the kids “photo ready.” The festival is free and all are welcome. You will find activities all around the circle, down Plant Street, Genesee Street, and Park Avenue. Then, after 3:00pm, head down to Tiny’s Grill on State Street for a Utica Love Pop Up Art Show and over to The Tramontane Café on Lincoln Avenue for a Poetry Afternoon. It’s a chance to come explore the neighborhood and experience an entire day of the arts. •
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Detail of Garden Evening by Martha Deming. She and other watercolor artists will demonstrate “Flowers in Watercolor” on Saturday, May 19, 1-3pm at MWPAI. Free with Art in Bloom admission.
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Thomas Cole and The Garden of Eden
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Although not as popular with warblers as the elm blossoms, apple blossoms can be a good draw for newly arrived songbirds. Baltimore Orioles and Rose-breasted Grosbeaks are particularly taken with them. Certainly, seeing either of those two luminary species in among such showy flowers is about as good as it gets for birders. We are fortunate to have two large groves of wild apple trees at the preserve and we’ve found them to be important places to keep tabs on in early May. One great feature of birding the apple grove is that the trees are short in stature and so you have a fighting chance to observe everything that’s happening in the tree’s stout crown. That’s not always the case, and no matter how favorable the viewing conditions are, some birds will elude the eye and the optics. Last May, one grove of apple trees became the preferred foraging place for Tennessee Warblers. In the panoply of ostentatious-looking songbirds, the Tennessee Warbler’s spring plumage is comparatively somber. They are whitish below with a light yellow-green back and gray head. That plumage pattern, in addition to their obvious eye-line, makes the Tennessee look more like a vireo than a warbler. Often enough, their thin bill is sometimes the best way to distinguish the bird from the similarly garbed Warbling Vireo and Red-eyed Vireo. All of our vireo species possess noticeably heavier bills. However, there is nothing remotely subtle about the Tennessee Warbler’s song. It is a three-part trill that is surprisingly loud, especially when you consider the tiny size of the singer. For a couple of days last May, there were at least five of them singing amid the pink and white apple blossoms. Despite the nearly deafening din they created, I couldn’t put my eyes on one of them, let alone
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A few weeks ago, some very good friends of ours told me they had heard a “rumor” about our youngest daughter, Margaret. Their daughter and our Margaret are fast friends, and seem to do virtually everything together. So, when they said they had heard something about Margaret…I knew exactly who the source was. I was also prepared to hear something that didn’t surprise me. The rumor did surprise me…so much so that I burst out laughing. Apparently, my youngest daughter was a vegetarian and I didn’t know it! I laughed it off, shaking my head at our girls and their wonderful imaginations. A few nights later, I noticed Margaret taking only potatoes,
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No, you don’t have to plant in the dark by the light of a flashlight. Although lunar gardening is becoming more and more popular each year, it’s not a new method of gardening. Scheduling garden activities by the moon’s phases goes back to a time when the most reliable calendar was the moon and stars. This ancient calendar and the traditions for planting to it are absolutely fascinating. People who practice gardening by the moon say that moisture in garden soil is influenced by the moon, just like the moon’s influence on tides. The moon pulls moisture up to the surface of the garden soil where it can best be utilized by crops. The increase in moisture helps seeds germinate, speeds plant growth rates, and produces more abundant harvests. It is also thought that the increases and decreases in overnight light during different lunar phases can impact seed germination. There are three common levels of moon gardening. The simplest way to align your gardening activities with the moon is by following the waxing and waning cycles. A slightly more involved method involves following the four quarters of the lunar cycle. The most involved common method is a part of biodynamic gardening, which includes combining the quarterly moon cycle with the Zodiac. Before I get into details of moon gardening, I should clarify that this is all new to me as well. I’m learning about lunar planting in learning to be a seed keeper. But it is just fascinating and I wanted to share what I’ve learned so far. Learning the moon’s cycle Noting the moon phases will help me know a lot about when to plant in case I don’t know the exact frost date. The moon is constantly changing but still has a very predictable cycle. There are 13 full moons per year every 28-30 days. Indigenous people and old-time farmers have long known the importance of observing nature for predicting weather. Here are the commonly accepted names of those full moons: Wolf Moon (January) – Wolves would typically howl at the moon most this time of year. Snow/Hunger Moon (February) – Most snow fell at this time, which made hunting and gathering food difficult.
Worm/Sap Moon (March) – Worms & sap start to appear this month. Pink Moon (April) – named for the pink flowers – phlox – that bloom in early spring. Flower Moon (May) – to signify flowers that bloom this month. Strawberry/Rose/Hot Moon (June) – This is the time of year to pick strawberries and roses, but it starts getting hot. Buck/Thunder Moon (July) – Bucks are growing antlers at this time, and there are frequent thunder storms. Sturgeon/Green Corn Moon (August) – Indigenous people would find sturgeon at this time in Lake Superior, and corn is green at this point. Corn/Barley/Harvest Moon (September) – The harvest month. Hunter’s/Travel/Dying Moon (October) – The leaves are falling (dying) and game is fattened and it’s time to travel and follow the hunt. Beaver Moon (November) – beavers begin preparing for winter. Cold/Long Nights Moon (December) – this time of year is cold and full of long, dark nights. Blue Moon – The second full moon that occurs in a calendar month. Black Moon – The second new moon that occurs in a calendar month. By keeping track of the full moons and knowing their names, you can have a good guess as to what is going on during that time of year. During the garden season, the moon can be used to help know when to plant. For example, here in the Northeast if we notice that the worms are becoming active then it’s March and the sap should be running for maple syrup. Plant your garden by the moon During the garden season, the moon can also be used to help to know when to plant. The first two quarters of the moon’s phases after a full moon are the waning phase, where light decreases. The other phases are the waxing phase, where the drawing up of water in the soil helps with germination. The moon does affect groundwater, so the best time to turn over your garden is at the new moon when the water table is lowest. So, quarter by quarter, here’s how to follow moon planting: Quarter 1: The start of the waxing phase with the new moon is the best time to sow and plant above ground veggies. Plant broccoli, cab-
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A neighbor of ours that used to walk down our street once told me that she hears very little birdsong during the course of her walk--that is, until she goes by our house. According to her, at that point it sounds like she’s passing through the depths of a jungle. The songs of dozens to hundreds of birds would be heard (depending on the time of year). Most of that “jungle” life comes to the property because of a reliable presence of feeding stations, water, and an abundance of natural cover in the form of woods, meadow, and brush. Maintaining a largely un-manicured and un-fussed over property is an important part of catering to a wide roster of species. That, and being in close proximity to additional acres of good habitat, is what it takes to have a great wildlife oasis. It’s not a particularly cheap undertaking, though. We easily spend thousands of dollars per year on birdseed. Others may spend as much on their own chosen forms of entertainment. What we get in return is countless of hours of enjoyment, seeing and hearing everything from turkeys to Baltimore Orioles and from Flying Squirrels to foxes. Sometimes it’s like having a window that overlooks the Serengeti. The species composition may be different (we don’t have wildebeests or cheetahs), but in terms of the predator/prey relationships and other interspecies dynamics, it’s not all that dissimilar. Hearing what goes on in our backyard has always been of paramount important to us and has enabled us to experience far more wildlife than if we relied solely on what we see. For about 15 years we’ve used a baby monitor to pipe outdoor sound into our dining room at all times of the year. It works very well and has allowed us to hear our jungle 24/7. I frequently leave it on in the evening so I can hear owls, Spring Peepers, and other nocturnal creatures. Just recently, the monitor has enabled us to hear Snow Geese migrating over in the late evening, whinnying Screech Owls, and even the occasional fox vocalization. In spring, right before dawn,
the cardinals start singing first, followed by robins, and White-throated Sparrows. For a couple of weeks in March, just before daylight, I was hearing the “bark” call of a female Cooper’s Hawk. She was also giving a cackle call. This indicated to me that she was considering our yard as a possible nesting place, since that’s typically where I hear these territorial calls. One early morning, a male Cooper’s Hawk (presumably her mate) was also heard cackling from some unseen branch in our large Silver Maple tree. It’s no mystery why Cooper’s Hawks would be attracted to our yard. The number of resident and migrant songbirds must be a huge draw to this expert predator of birds. For us, an equivalent might be living next to a grocery store. Besides the vocalizations, even hearing things rummaging around in the yard can be interesting. Although we missed hearing an errant Black Bear that came through and bent our birdfeeder poles into pretzels (we didn’t have the monitor on that night!), we have heard the nocturnal wanderings of skunks, raccoons, opossums and Flying Squirrels.
We especially enjoy seeing the same individuals return again and again. They usually all end up with names that, in the best of circumstances, are meant to reflect some aspect of their personalities. It’s not always the case. Sometimes a name just pops out of your head and that’s how an animal is branded. We had three Red Foxes that were regulars in the yard last year. We called the two females Heidi and Molly and the lone male was dubbed “The Admiral.” I think the only reason we settled upon that last name was because of the innate humor of conflating a little fox with a high ranking naval officer. “How are you today, Admiral?” This winter our yard has played host to a couple of turkeys They’ve been coming nearly every day since early February. The pair seems to be inseparable. They are also almost identical; at least we can’t tell them apart. They both have beards of equal length and appear to be the same age. They always arrive together and they leave together. For many weeks they were the only turkeys frequenting the yard, but just lately there has
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ty figuring out how to get past a length of wire fencing. This is a common problem. It seems evolution never endowed the turkey brain with the type of reasoning required to deal with fences. Why would it, wire fences are not a natural phenomenon. The little hen tried to press herself through it. That’s the technique she would use to make it through a thick patch of brambles or a veil of tightknit reeds, but it just doesn’t work with a wire fence. She would pace back and forth, try the same method again, retrench, and then try again. That went on for about an hour. Of course, turkeys can fly; however, they resort to that only after they’ve exhausted all the other alternatives. If the turkey had walked another 20 feet further down the fence line, she would have discovered where the fence ends and found a gap big enough for a battalion of ostriches to fit through. In the end she did find her way around the turkey baffle and was able to join the roost already in progress. We’ve been lucky enough to have both of the region’s fox species as visitors to our yard. So far as we know, neither species ever made a den on the property, but based on the frequency of visits, we believe they’ve had dens nearby. For the foxes, the most attractive thing about our yard was its plentiful supply
of squirrels and chipmunks, but that wasn’t all they were after. When people think of a fox, they usually consider only the predatory aspect of their nature, and that is a big part of what they are, but as omnivores they eat a wide variety of things besides animal flesh. They like nuts and fruit. They can sometimes be seen scaling up apple trees or climbing into grape vines to get at fruit. There is a reason that one variety of native grape is called “Fox Grape.” Our old house was on land that was once owned by the family that lived in the farmhouse next door. In the late 1980’s the dilapidated dairy barn behind their house collapsed
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and free him. During the extraction process he had ample opportunity to bite me, and from his perspective I would have deserved it. After all, I trapped him and then forcibly deported him to Australia – or the rat equivalent thereof. In the end, he was out of the trap and back with his colony and our property was once again rat free. One of the hardest things I’ve ever done was to abandon the family of American Crows who had claimed our old yard as part of their territory. For 20 years they were daily visitors to our feeding stations. I watched the mated pair raise their broods year after year.
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helped for a while. One day a Red Fox was in the middle of the backyard and was obviously distressed. He was about five yards away from the edge of the woods, pacing back and forth, glancing back at the woods, and occasionally yelping. What could have made him so upset? Was there a coyote in the woods or a Black Bear? Suddenly, the fox turned tail and ran across the yard and disappeared in the back. A few minutes later, Blackie slinked out of the woods. Apparently, he had been channeling his inner panther, and the fox believed it. Blackie then walked up the porch steps and had some cat food. Undoubtedly, he was more than pleased with himself. He was the undisputed king of the yard. As for the fox, there’s no shame in being afraid of a house cat. They are after all, armed and dangerous; all teeth and claws and attitude. Still, I don’t think the Admiral would have been afraid. Poor Blackie didn’t last long after that encounter. He was struck by a car and killed. The primary reasons we keep our own cats indoors is because of their effect on wildlife and their vulnerability to traffic. Regardless, post Blackie, the yard
reverted to being the sole province of wildlife. It continues to be a venue for wildlife dramas to play out and we remain a captivated audience. Really, sometimes all that’s missing is a musical score and a narration by Sir David Attenborough, but we can narrate the goings on just as well with our own fake British accents, and we have a few musical instruments lying around as well. Seriously though, it seems that every day there is something going on in the yard that is enthralling enough to draw us to the windows and make us late to appointments. We are thankful every day to be able to keep track of our turkeys and our crows and all the other creatures that have found a safe haven on the property. I certainly recommend to anyone, if they have the means to turn their yard into a wildlife oasis, give it a try. You’d be doing them and yourself a great favor. • Matt Perry is Conservation Director and resident naturalist at Spring Farm CARES in Clinton. He manages a 260 acre nature preserve which is open for tours by appointment. Matt is also regional editor of “The Kingbird”, which is a quarterly publication put out by the New York State Ornithological Association. Matt’s short nature videos can be viewed on the web. Look for Spring Farm CARES Nature Sanctuary on Facebook.
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Nail Creek Pub & Brewery
Woodland Farm Brewery
(315) 793-7593 • www.nailcreekpub.com
(315) 864-3051 • www.woodlandbeer.com
720 Varick Street, Utica
to Breweries & WiNeries
1st Tuesday of the month at 11:30pm Irish Seisiún
10 to 20 musicians from all over Central NY get together to play live Traditional Irish Music.
Thursday Nights at 10pm Matt Lomeo
Breweries and wineries are popping up all around the Mohawk Valley and are becoming hot spots for local entertainment. Here are just some of the things happening at our local craft beverage establishments.
Copper City Brewing Company
1111 Oneida St., Rome • (315) 281-8987 www.coppercitybrewing.com
My So-Called Band! 90s Night
Sunday, May 6, 2-5pm Our Common Roots
(607) 544-1800 • www.ommegang.com
Sunday, May 20, 2-5pm
Jack White (sold out)
Sunday, May 27, 2-5pm
Pail Shop Winery
Tuesday, May 29, 5-8pm
Rocky Graziano
Sunday, May 27, 7pm
Remsen Social Club
Jerry Dee & The Dovetones
Open Reception for Art at the Vineyard, Chris Lawson, on display May 14-June 22
Saturday, May 19, 11am-11pm Moscow Mule
Prospect Falls Winery
Crazy Williez Brewery
Saranac - F.X. Matt Brewery
400 Academy Street, Prospect
(315) 205-4045 • www.prospectfallswinery.com
Jon Liebing
Other area events Hops on Tap at the Farmers’ Museum
5775 State Highway 80, Cooperstown
(607) 547-1450 • www.farmersmuseum.org
Hops activities begin May 12th
546 Silver Street, Ilion
830 Varick St., Utica • www.saranac.com
Discover what hops, craft brewing and Cooperstown all have in common this season at The Farmers’ Museum.
Good Nature Brewing
First Saranac Thursday of the season. Celebrating 20 years of Thursdays.
Wine in the Wilderness, Utica Zoo
villa Verona Vineyard
(315) 738-0472 • www.uticazoo.org/wine
(315) 363-3300
Wine in the Wilderness fundraiser. Attendees will be able to sample and purchase New York State wines, including a limited edition “Luscious Lynx Peach Chardonnay” by Prospect Falls Winery. General Admission: $35 advance/$40 door.
Thursday, May 24, 5:30-9pm
Tap Room: 8 Broad St., Hamilton Farm Brewery: 1727 NY-12B, Hamilton
(315) 824-2337 • www. goodnaturebrewing.com
Thursday, May 3, 8-10
4914 State Route 365, Verona
Jazz with OGD at the Tap Room
Friday, May 4, 6pm
Sunday, May 13, 4-10pm
Phil Arcuri live in the tasting room
Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad at the Farm
Sunday, May 27, 4-10pm
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656 Co Hwy 33, Cooperstown
Saturday, May 19, 6-8pm
‘Moscow Mule Saturday!’ El Jefe’s Taco’s & More!
Shawn “Big Sexy” Smith
Tuesday, May 15, 5-8pm
607-282-4035 • www.pailshopvineyards.com
Strung Sideways 1-4pm, Bloody Marys with bacon and shrimp, Mimosas, wine slushies, and lobster rolls.
Tuesday, May 1, 5-8pm
Ommegang
126 Goose Street, Fly Creek
Sunday, May 13, 11am-8pm Mutha’s Day Extravaganza
6002 Trenton Rd, Utica
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5775 ROUTE 80, COOPERSTOWN, NY
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Mohawk valley astronomical society
JUMPIN’ JUPITER by carol higgins
As we greet May’s warming temperatures, blooming flowers, and longer days, we can also look forward to a spectacular night-time show by the solar system’s largest planet – gigantic and dynamic Jupiter! How big is it? Well, every planet in our solar system can fit inside at once! But wait, there’s more… People have been watching Jupiter for thousands of years, and many believed it was a star. It wasn’t until Jan. 7, 1610, that some of the secrets of this bright object were uncovered. That’s when Galileo pointed his telescope at it and saw four small “stars” nearby. Over the next few months his observations proved they were orbiting Jupiter. Today we know they are moons, called “Galilean satellites” in his honor, with Io as the closest to the planet, followed by Europa, Ganymede, then Callisto. Although Jupiter has a total of 69 moons, the Galilean moons are the largest and easily seen through a telescope or binoculars. The surface of volcano-covered Io can rise and fall up to 300 feet thanks to Jupiter’s extreme gravitational tug, giving it the award for the most volcanoes anywhere. Plumes of sulfur blast into the atmosphere, and molten silicate lava lakes dot the surface. The next moon is Europa, only 1,900 miles across while the United States is 2,600 miles wide. But of all the planets and moons, it’s the place planetary scientists give the best odds of harboring some form of life because they believe the water-ice surface covers a salty ocean! NASA is designing a spacecraft they’ve named Europa Clipper
that will launch in the early 2020s to fly close to the surface. What will it find? Ganymede is the largest moon in the Solar System, bigger than planet Mercury. It is the only moon with a magnetic field, and the HubJupiter’s south pole ble Space Telescope has detected Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS/B. Hall/G. Robles aurora around it. It’s also believed to have an underground ocean, Hanny’s Voorwerp. Image Credit: NASA, ESA, W. Keel, Galaxy Zoo Team with a surface of thick ice and some amazing discoveries and stunning up-close huge grooves as high as 2,000 feet. photos. One surprise was finding a powerful The last moon is Callisto, the Solar Sys- cyclone at both poles, each one surrounded tem’s most heavily cratered moon and the by multiple smaller cyclones packed tightly third largest. It shows no sign of volcanic or together. Why those cyclones do not merge tectonic activity, and may not have changed together is a mystery to scientists. much since it was formed 4 billion years On May 10, Jupiter and Earth will be at ago. their closest point this year, only 409 million The four moons travel quite quick- miles apart. But “close” is relative. It takes ly around Jupiter. Io only takes 42 “Earth a photon of light from the Sun just over 8 hours” to make one full orbit; Europa 85 minutes to reach us. That same photon will hours; Ganymede 172 hours; and Callisto 17 take over 43 minutes to reach Jupiter! There days. Over the course of one evening if you is plenty to see on and near Jupiter, so head look at the moons, then observe them a few outside and take a look. hours later, you will notice movement! Wishing you clear skies! • Jupiter is a “gas giant” with no solid surface. It is 90 percent hydrogen, more than 9 percent helium, and the rest a mixture of Join MVAS from 8:45 p.m. other compounds. We can see very distinct to midnight on Saturday, May 19th clouds, bands, swirls, and the famous Great Red Spot – a hurricane that has been raging for an evening of stargazing and for at least 400 years. As you move to the interior, pressures are so immense the gaseous Jupiter at Sherrill Brook Park on hydrogen is transformed into liquid metallic Rte. 12S in New Hartford. hydrogen. A spacecraft named Juno is currentThe event is free. ly orbiting Jupiter and has returned some
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refelctions of my youth
Baseball at Rufus P. Cavallo Stadium A short story by Tim Flihan
I’ll never forget my first baseball uniform. Heavy wool uniforms with a football-shaped patch with our sponsor’s name, Conte Billiards, strategically covering last years sponsor. One could only imagine how many generations of sponsors were buried on the back of my Jersey. The front said The Giants and after two years of minor league baseball I was making the leap to the big league. I was going to play in Rufus P. Cavallo Stadium. In what became a ritual for me, on game day I would have a snack around 3pm and then I would either walk or ride my bike to the field where I would almost always be the first one there. I don’t know why, other than I loved to play. I’d sit there and hit stones with my bat, which wasn’t and isn’t recommended, but to a ten-year-old in his first uniform I was Mickey Mantle, or Willie Mays, and hitting a little rock over the wall was pretty exciting. It wasn’t long before other kids started showing up and we would play catch until the coaches arrived. It didn’t matter what uniforms we were wearing, we would just throw it over each other’s head or in the dirt
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so we ended up chasing the ball more than catching it. Anyway, while some of the kids in our league went to school with me, this was different. These kids were from other schools, my age or a little bit older but from another world. Or so I thought. The names of the guys on my team are lost to memory, with a few exceptions. Donny Almond was a feared hitter. Every time he got up he threatened to hit a home run. He was two years older than me and we have been friends now for almost 50 years, but he scared the s**t out me back then. The first curse word I ever heard from someone other than my Father or Mother came from the lips of Donny after a pop-up to Joey Milazzo on second. Vivid memory of an incidental F-4. The “Stadium” was, unlike the minor league field, completely enclosed with the outfield wall littered with advertising like Tasty Crème, Nole Construction, Conte Billiards as well as a few more whose names have slipped my mind. I’ll always remember Tasty Crème, it was our destination after the game…win or lose. The other thing about Tasty Crème
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is that they always sponsored the Yankees. Even in little league the Yankees were feared, but that year, we feared no one. Not even the Yankees. The Yankees were coached by Joe Mammone. He was a legend in East Utica little League Lore. He was the kind of coach you wanted for your kid. He was fair and had no child in the game. He was a teacher of baseball. At least that’s the way I see it. I have a question…who is Rufus P. Cavallo? He must have been someone who cared enough about the game to have a stadium named after him. The only place I saw his name was the ornate stadium scoreboard that bore his name. When I drive down Culver Ave now I see hundreds of kids playing soccer, but after the fourth of July no one is playing baseball. We would play anytime, everywhere. We always carried our gloves on the handle bars of our bikes with a ball stuffed into the frame of the bike. We were always ready. I have to be honest, the complex has now grown into multiple fields with a nice little press box/concession. But there was
something magical about the old wooden bleachers and the low-tech scoreboard in the center. Memories of parents lining the foul lines or behind home plate is so vivid. I can remember conversations, which usually ended with a parent saying, “be home by dark.” So, who is Rufus P. Cavallo? I have no idea, but I loved playing in his stadium. I assume he passed years before I got to play there. So how many years has it been since he left us? However many doesn’t matter. The fact that we are asking who he was should be enough. One more thing… we never used the scoreboard because we could never find the numbers. Nobody cared, life was good, and we were playing on the big field. •
Look for a new book by Tim Flihan coming soon!
Tim Flihan is a life-long Utican who currently resides in Frankfort, NY with is wife Leslie and Dog Cooper. Tim graduated from Proctor High School, in Utica NY and with a BS from Mercy College in Dobbs Ferry, NY with a degree in Behavioral Science.
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Friday Fish Fry: 11:30am-8pm
1/2 lb. Juicy Angus Burgers! NewSpecialty Sundaes! 50 Soft Serve Ice Cream flavors! 50 Milk Shake flavors! A Variety of Parfaits!
Full breakfast, lunch, and dinner menu
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CLINTON
Enjoy casual dining overlooking Clinton’s “Central Park” Full bar including craft beers and fine wines Book now for special occassion dinners and private meetings
8 East Park Row, Clinton Open at 5pm for dinner Thurs-Mon, Featuring lunch Apr-Nov Reservations welcomed but never required (315) 381-3076 www.acrosstherow.com
Where good friends Meet to Eat! Enjoy breakfast or a quick lunch! 8170 Seneca Tpke., Clinton (315) 732-3631 Mon-Fri 6am-2pm, Sat & Sun 6am-1pm
Gourmet Gluten-Free!
The Dessert Booth is a scratch bakery that utilizes natural ingredients. Serving homemade soup, salad, & quiche for lunch, and plant-based dinners every Friday. Gluten, dairy-free, vegan, and vegetarian options.
Open Tues-Sat: 9-5 Friday dinners: 5:30pm-9pm
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315-381-3231
The Most Unique Upside Down Pizza You Ever Tasted!
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Weekday Specials Tues- 20” X-Large Cheese Pizza . . . . $9.95 (Toppings 2.25 ea, X-Cheese 2.95)
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Restaurant and Ice Cream Parlor since 1974! 264 East Main Street, Frankfort, NY
Open Mon-Fri: 6am-10pm, Sat & Sun: 7am-10pm www.theknightspot.com (315) 894-4054
HERKIMER
Ilion
Every Day Specials
Sm. Cheese & 20 wings. . . $18.95 Lg. Cheese & 20 wings. . . . $22.95 Lg. Cheese & 25 wings. . . . $25.95 Lg. Cheese & 40 wings. . . . $33.95 Lg. Cheese & 50 wings. . . . $38.95 (plus tax. celery, blue cheese, toppings extra)
Tues-Thurs: 11am-9pm, Fri & Sat: 11am-10pm, Sun: 1pm-8pm
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123 Mohawk St., Herkimer • 866-1746
Mon-Fri: 6-2, Sat: 7:30-2 • (315) 985-0490
www.jamosrestaurantandbar.com Now Open 7 days! Sun-Thurs: 11-9, Fri: 11-11, Sat: 11-9
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Est. 1982 Open Daily 7am-3pm
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Catering & Banquets too! (315)533-7229
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Traditional French & American Cuisine Owner/Chef James Aufmuth
Fine Dining • Lounge Grill Menu • Bed & Breakfast Reopening Wednesday May 2nd! Mother’s Day Dinner Served May 13th, 3-6 Located at historic Canal Place, Little Falls (315) 823-1170
Wed & Thurs 3-9, Fri & Sat 11:30-9, Sun 11:30-8, Closed Mon & Tues
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All-you-can-eat Lunch Buffet $9.95!
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DiCastro’s BRICK OVEN
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2114 Rte 29, Salisbury 315-429-3224 Open 7 Days a Week UTICA
Woof Nites, Car Sh
Free outdoor movies in the alley
A family tradition since 1963! A local favorite for simply delicious family fare, great sandwiches, and delicious ice cream.
start at 8pm (Bring your own chairs)
Fri. June 8th-The Sandlot (25th Anniversary) Sat. July 7th-Space Jam Sat. August 25th-The Mighty Ducks
Free Yoga in the Square
Franklin Square Alley, 9-10am (bring a mat)
10101 Dustin Rd (Route 12) Remsen (315) 831-5181
June 9 & 23, July 7 & 21 Aug 4 & 18, Sept 8 & 22
Now serving wine & beer!
Creaciones del Caribe
(Creations of the Caribbean)
Fresh & all natural ingredients Luisa Martinez - chef
1315 Genesee Street, Utica
(315) 864-3057 Open 7 days a week: 9am-11pm
53 Franklin Square, Utica • (315) 790-5747
Cafe Hours: Mon-Thurs 7-7, Fri & Sat 7-9, Sun 8-1 (breakfast only)
Bakery (at the back of Bite Cafe) 52 Seneca St, Utica
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American & Italian Cuisine Family owned- The Vullo family has been catering to your menu needs since 1972!
Traditional Lebanese fare for breakfast & lunch! Middle Eastern Specials and Groceries Pita and Flat Bread • Spinach & Meat Pies • Baklawa
Tues - Fri: 9am -5pm, Sat: 9am - 3pm
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5656 Route 5, Vernon • (315) 829-2203
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Whitesboro
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Yorkville
Serving Lunch & Dinner Lunches Served Fri, Sat & Sun Happy Hour Daily 4-7, $2 Drafts & $2.50 Well Mixers Tues: $9.99 Prime Rib & $2.99 All U Can Eat Spaghetti Wed: Kids eat free w/each adult entree purchase, 10 boneless wings -$6.00 Thurs: All U Can Eat Chicken Riggies Sun: .60c Wings at bar & $13.99 16oz Sirloin Dinner
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Bakery & Restaurant
Nothin’ Fancy Cafe
Serving Lunch & Dinner
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80 years serving the Mohawk Valley! Visit our three Locations:
The Utica Zoo • Oriskany Blvd., Yorkville Ilion Marina, 190 Central Ave, Ilion
MV Comics Featuring Rome artist & “Bob the Squirrel” creator, Frank Page! Catch Bob every day in the Rome Sentinel or at www.BobtheSquirrel.com
Chick Days April 13 thru May 11
The News Source of Old Forge, Inlet and Surrounding Communities FREE Newspaper Available in the Greater Old Forge Area!
103 Main St., Whitesboro (315) 768-1462 Tues-Fri 6-2 Sat & Sun 6-1
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A wide variety of household pet food, treats, toys, and accessories
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antique shopping guide With the arrival of spring, the North Country seasonal antiques shops are open for the season as is the popular Kayuta Drive-In in Remsen. Road trip!
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2755 State Rt 8, Cold Brook, NY 13324 • 826-5050 Mon. 4 - 9pm • Tues. Closed • Wed. - Sun. 12 Noon - 9pm Great Food • Great Spirits • Great Times
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Attic Addicts The Queen’s Closet
Antiques & Art Barneveld Vendor Mall
Thurs-Monday 11-6 • 315-896-5115
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Clothing Jewelry Household Items Furniture Mon-Fri: 10am-5pm Sat: 10:30am-3pm New consignment by appointment only
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Spring is Here! Open Daily 10-5
10242 Route 12N, Remsen (315) 831-8644
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A little bit country, a little bit primitive!
Bear Path Antiques A general line of quality, affordable antiques
Your destination for furniture, hand stenciled signs, vintage clothing, warm glow candles, silk arrangements & more!
Multi Dealer Antique Shop
including furniture, primitives, smalls, china, and antique accessories.
Primitives • Furniture • Artwork Smalls • Antique Accessories
Open weekends (and by chance) late May-June; Open Thurs-Mon: July-October. Closed Tues & Wed If coming from a long distance call to check hours
(315) 369-9970 • 13912 State Rte 28, Otter Lake
A Purveyor of Early Primitive Antiques, Simple Goods, Old Purposeful Stuff & Needfuls Reflecting Simpler Times
Canal House Antiques Multi-Dealer Shop
Specializing in antique furniture, glassware, jewelry, books, linens, and primitive rug hooking accessories
(315) 893-7737
Open Thurs-Mon 10-4, Closed Tues & Wed
6737 Route 20, Bouckville, NY
The Gallery Antiques at Pinebrick A multi-dealer shop specializing in advertising, petroliana, lamps, glass, furniture & quality smalls.
14 East Main St. Earlville (315) 691-5721
Open Tues-Fri: 9-4, Sat: 9-2, Closed Sun & Mon
Wed-Sat: 10-4, Sun: 11-3 • (315) 264-1755
4803 Rt. 31, Vernon
Don’t just shop & run, stay over for more camping fun!
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Cider House Antiques
is a quality group shop, featuring Rustic and Victorian furniture, art textiles, fishing, sports memorabilia, jewelry, clocks and affordable accessories of the 19th and 20th centuries.
January-April open Fri, Sat & Sun only. Open 10am - 5pm daily starting May 1st
Look for our 1960s Texaco sign!
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6790 Rte 20, Bouckville
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6769 State Route 20, Bouckville
Dawn Marie’s Treasures Vintage, Gift & Gourmet 18 W. Park Row, Clinton 796-9099 • Hours: Mon-Sat 10-6
Spring Has Finally Arrived!
Come in and see all of our locally made products! Chocolate, biscotti, jerky, oils & balsamic, cobbler & crisp mix, all natural bug repellant (for humans & pets), other pet items & more!
See our Facebook page for new & vintage items!
6768 Route 20, Bouckville (315) 893-7676
Our lovely gallery offers a full range of antiques, fine furniture, and vintage collectibles!
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2018 Show Dates: June 1-3 and August 13-19
ANTIQUE GALLERY Open Apr-Oct: 10-5 daily; Nov-Dec: 10-4 daily January-March: Friday, Saturday, Sunday: 10-4
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Foothills
Mercantile Huge selection of antiques, vintage pieces, collectibles, glassware, furniture, accessories, and a rustic & country gift shop! Open 7 Days: 10-5:30, Tues hours may vary • 8124 Rte 12, Barneveld • (315) 896-2681 Over 160 Vendor booths and display cases!
Little Falls
Antique Center More than 50 vendors on 2 floors! Canal Place, Little Falls Open Every Day 10-5 315-823-4309 www.littlefallsantiquecenter.com
Enjoy the Spring!
100 E. Main St., Mohawk (Thruway Exit 30)
(315) 219-5044 www.mohawkantiquesmall.com
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7583 Main St., Newport, NY (315) 845-8822
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The Old Barn Marketplace 6266 State Route 5, Little Falls
Multi Vendor Marketplace
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Antiques & collectibles in a rustic atmosphere
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Primitives, Gifts, Vintage, Antiques, Collectibles, Fudge, Furniture, Jams & Jellies, Local Paintings from Local Artist and more!
The Online Exchange We Can Help You Buy, Sell, and Trade Globally! Now an FFL dealer! 6338 St. Rt. 167, Dolgeville
(315) 429-5111
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Don & Nancy Hartman, 52 Oriskany Blvd., Whitesboro (Next to Kinney’s)
See The Man 54 N. Main St., Sherburne (607) 316-8463 • Open Wed-Sun
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Vintage & Antique Furniture Open Fri, Sat & Sun 10-4 (315) 893-7162
Antique & Variety Shoppes
5349 Route 5, Vernon (315) 829-2105 Open 10-5 every day
Located 4 miles North of Sylvan Beach
Weeden’ s Mini Mall
100 Shops Located under One Roof
8056 Route 13, Blossvale (315) 245-0458 Open 10-5 every day
Victorian
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An eclectic mix of vintage, antiques, & home decor
315-893-1786 Open Daily 10-5
3371 Maple Ave., Bouckville www.victorianrosevintage.com
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337 Genesee St., Utica (315) 738-1333
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Herkimer county historical society
A Brief History of the New York State Barge by Susan Perkins, Executive Director
In 1900, New York State Gov. Theodore Roosevelt stated that the Erie Canal needed to be enlarged. The canal had to be competitive with the railroads if it was going to survive. The New York State Barge Canal officially opened on May 15, 1918. The New York State Barge Canal is made up of four branches: the Erie Canal, Champlain Canal, Oswego Canal, and the Cayuga-Seneca Canal. It is 340 miles long, with 57 locks form Waterford to Tonawanda. The Barge Canal system runs parallel and in many places and was constructed directly on top of the earlier version of the Erie Canal. The Ere Canal was 40 feet wide at the bottom and 4 feet deep with channels and wooden locks. The New York State Barge Canal was 123 feet wide, 75 feet wide at the bottom, and 12 feet deep with concrete locks. This article will focus on the Erie Canal, which is part of the New York State Barge Canal System in Herkimer County. On Sept. 8, 1908, Casey and Murray Company of Rochester, N.Y. were awarded the contract to construct the Barge Canal through Little Falls. The Barge Canal followed the line of the Erie through Little Falls. There is a movable dam called Rocky Rift Dam, a/k/a Five Mile Dam, that was constructed in 1908 between the towns of Danube at the end of Depot Road located in Indian Castle. Little Falls has fixed crest dams spanning the Mohawk River channels on either side of Hansen Island, which pre-dates the Barge Canal. A dam between Herkimer and Mohawk was constructed
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in 1918. Schuyler Retention Dam is located on the west side of the basin used to trap sediment from the Mohawk River and Moyer Creek. It no longer serves its function. At Sterling Creek, there was a retention dam and spillway that was constructed in 1914. There was a lift bridge at Little Falls constructed in 1913 to accommodate the new Barge Canal. It connected Mohawk Street to East Jefferson Street and Flint Avenue. Its center span could be elevated to permit passage of Barge Canal boats. It had a concrete control tower. It was taken down in the summer of 1964 after the new 169 arterial bridge was completed. Terminals were built at Little Falls, Herkimer, Ilion, and Frankfort. Terminals were used for unloading machinery, a place to store freight, and a place to dock boats.The Little Falls Terminal is located on the south bank of the Erie Barge Canal/Mohawk River on Southern Avenue, and was constructed in 1914. Today it serves as “Little Falls Canal Harbor and Rotary Park.” The Herkimer Terminal is located on the north bank of the Mohawk River/Erie Barge Canal off of State Route 28 in
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Herkimer. It was constructed in 1913. It was moved 245 feet west and placed on new piers to make way for Gems along The Mohawk restaurant and gift shop. The Ilion Terminal is located on Marina Road off of State Route 51 in Ilion. It was constructed in 1914. It is now used as a snack bar for the Ilion municipal marina. The Frankfort Terminal is located at Marina Park Drive in Frankfort. It was constructed in 1914. There are three locks located in Herkimer County. Lock 17 at Little Falls was constructed in 1915. It opened in 1916 with a huge celebration. It was the highest lift lock in the world. Lock 18 at Jacksonburg on Lock Road off State Route 5S in German Falls was constructed in 1915. Lock 19 off State Route 5 in the Town of Schuyler was constructed in 1914. I have fond memories of going to Lock 17 with my parents and sister. We would go watch the oil barges go through the lock. Whenever anyone would come to visit we would take them to the lock. We also explored Moss Island. There used to be blueberry bushes there. •
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Sue Perkins is the Executive Director of the Herkimer County Historical Society
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Peg’s first bentwood, golden birch headboard
by Peggy Spencer Behrendt
Rolling Antiquer’s Old Car Club 53rd Annual Antique Auto Show & Flea Market May 26th Muscle Cars & Street Rods May 27th Antique Autos & Classic Cars 8 AM – 5 PM General admission $5 daily Children under 12 free!
Motorcycles, Miltary Vehicles, Trucks, Tractors & Antique Engines Variety of Food & Beverage Vendors
Chenango County Fairgrounds 168 East Main St, Norwich, NY 13815 Show Forms & more information
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In 1974, Tim and Peggy Spencer Behrendt set off on an adventure. They began a new life in the woods of Cold Brook, NY, without modern conveniences like electricity or indoor plumbing. These are excerpts and reflections from Peggy’s journal chronicling their adventures and also her childhood memories growing up in Westmoreland.
May mornings come early, bright with light, bird song, and hope. We awaken enthusiastic and energetic, eager to accomplish much in our agrarian lifestyle, and feeling strong enough to do it. Fatigue and discouragement seems
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like an impossible reality. We inspect and repair the garden fence; digging holes to replace fence posts. (This is essential if we wish to live with wild creatures). We wrestle out lingering tree roots and rocks and dig seed beds. Inch by inch they’re prepared for the insemination of our seeds. Of course, this soil is already pregnant with a plethora of herbaceous plants that will happily take over, but for a while, I am the goddess here, determining what may thrive and what may not. This is what it means to “return to the Earth,” to sift the soil through your fingers, get it under your fingernails, to contemplate its texture and determine a strategy for facilitating the alchemy of transforming it into food. We become part of the life-cycle of this soil and its creatures, little spotted, red newts, iridescent green beetles, and umber-shaded ground spiders scurrying among the crumbling detritus of last year’s leaves. We destroy the tunnels left by last winter’s voles and disturb the paths of earthworms. We are Brahma and Shiva, Persephone and Perses, destroying in order to create.
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Inch by inch the garden is worked and begins to produce our food
I leave many bright yellow dandelions to bloom and provide early nectar for the bees, whose cheery buzzing accompanies a litany of ethereal tranquility from a hermit thrush in the hallowed arms of a budding tree nearby in the woods. This is the music of peace on Earth. After breakfast, we take a walk to the marshes to gather edible cattail roots. A porcupine high in the branches of a poplar tree grazes on the tender new leaves. “Be careful, up there!” Tim calls out. “Oh, they know what they’re doing,” I respond. “They’re superb climbers. I’ve seen their claws”. Along the way, we pass various venues
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of bird songs, the strains of a red-eyed vireo, the enthusiasm of a winter-wren. A group of finches chatter cheerily from the tops of balsams, followed by the sweetly sighing song of a white-throated sparrow. There is the enthusiastic and repetitious call of a robin and, occasionally, the primordial laugh of a pileated woodpecker. It reminds me of the hallways of practice rooms at music school; in one a soprano sings arpeggios, in another, celestial strains of Debussy flow from a pianist. Sometimes, students open the windows and all across campus we hear a multitude of tunes, jubilant Peg walks Corelli from a trumpeter, or soulful blues from a saxoto college in phone, like these bird songs the 1960’s. echoing through the woodlands. College was a confusing and turbulent time with the only constant being my passion for music. I ironed my hair to make it straight, flipping it onto an ironing board, head bent low, contorting my arm, with hot iron in hand, over my head to stroke the dark, long strands into submission. It was cheaper to live off-campus, and I didn’t usually mind walking the mile and a half, except in bitter winter weather, because my stylish boots were leaky and girls were expected to wear skirts. I sang along the way to prepare for my morning voice lesson, unless I got a ride from a roommate, but this could be dangerous. I didn’t know that one had bad brakes in her VW Beetle until we rolled through the first stop sign! Dating was another challenge, since I’d had only two dates in high school. My first date’s father drove us to a double feature of The Man from UNCLE at the Palace Theater in Rome. I heard his father’s stage whisper when we finally returned home: “Walk her to the door!” And the prom was boring because my date didn’t know how to dance. My first college date was to the beach at Lake Erie. He was as shy as me, but we finally managed to kiss. It was yucky. Ugh! We were doomed from the start. Every time I moved, I did something to injure him: get sand in his mouth; my earring up his nose; an elbow in his stomach, sand in his hair, his eyes, and his ears; or scratch him with a hair-pin. I should have given up but I guess he wanted to stick it out till sunset, so I did too. One evening, as I’d been invited to a party across on the other side of Fredonia, I asked my current boyfriend for a ride. “Sorry,” he said; “I’ve got to study.” So, I walked there alone, after dark, and found him there with another girl! He looked terribly shocked and embarrassed when he saw me! I almost laughed out loud. It was like a scene from a romance movie where I was the betrayed lover. But I was just mad because I’d had to walk, so I acted shocked and hurt, savoring every moment of righteous indignation I could glean from his predicament. College was an emotionally turbulent time, and I didn’t realize until later that my new coffee habit was a big factor, caus-
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Tim during seminary with his firstborn, David Wayne ing peaks and valleys of well-being, as well as being hungry sometimes, because of tight finances. From my diary Spring 1968, SUNY Fredonia School of Music: “Life since I’ve come to college seems to be a succession of very highs and very lows. During my brief periods of happiness, I can’t imagine any reason to feel sad. Then, periods of depression happen, and seem to last the longest. I can’t be sure of anything: what I want; what I’m doing here; where I’m going; who I am; why I’m living. I think almost everyone else my age feels the same. No one really knows an answer; we can only guess. Some comfort themselves by smoking, drinking, being silent, talking a lot, falling in love, avoiding people or, like me, being terribly flip and bubbly most of the time. The thing is, we don’t like to admit that we don’t know; we hide it in some way, anyway. “I keep pseudo-falling in love with a fellow. For a while I’ll be crazy about him, like Bruce or Don, and then I’ll feel that I can hardly stand talking to him. Later on, maybe I’ll like him a lot again. My emotions are as flitty-flighty as a spring breeze and as violent as winter. I do hate to hurt people, but I can’t help my feelings.” Tim’s college days were a quintessential paradox that amazes me. He wanted to be-
come a coach because he loved sports, especially football and track. So, to major in Physical Education, he had to take intensive pre-med science courses: kinesiology, anatomy and physiology, zoology, etc., which required no small intellect and application. Meanwhile he was playing the role of “Dumb Jock,” acting and speaking as though he was not very smart. (I heard a record of an interview with him at the time, and it’s true!) And besides this challenging curriculum, he had a board job--washing dishes in the cafeteria, lived in a tiny room with other jocks above the gym, went hungry sometimes (like me) because of finances, spent countless exhausting hours training for football and track, and, of course, pursued romantic interests. (His alternate half-back at Ohio U, Les Carney, became a silver medalist in the 200 meter in the 1960 Olympics. Tim could only outrun him for the first five yards!) In the last months of his senior year, Tim decided to become a minister instead of a PE teacher and coach. This was such a radical change, his family and teachers were afraid he’d been hit in the head too many times. He finally had to say he still wanted to be a coach in order to graduate, while quietly applying to seminaries. Likewise, when finishing up the last four
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Mittens the kitten plays a duet with Peg on the harp years of post-graduate seminary courses (in 3½ years with no debt because he also worked), when he realized he loved all world religions, not just the one embraced by his seminary, his professors were offended, and the seminary refused to give him his degree. Discouraged, but not daunted, he went on to do graduate work in Counseling and Psychology, determined to be trained in all aspects of health, body, mind and spirit. Here, he discovered and was accepted by a denomination that embraced his love of all world religions. The seminary had to give him his degree now, because he’d been accepted by a legitimate church, so he went back to graduation a year later, to collect his diploma. Even so, when he went through the receiving line, some professors wouldn’t shake his hand, and those who did, turned their faces away. He didn’t really care, though. He just was glad to get his degree! The next day at Shawangunk is ripe with a warm spring breeze drifting lazily through the forest. I walk up our road again, look-
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ing for some flexible golden birch to make a headboard for our bed, a project inspired by the sculpture class I’m taking with Jim McDermid at Munson Williams Proctor. My first attempt at bent wood construction was in the forest behind my family farmhouse on Stop Seven Road in Westmoreland. My playmates and I found a circle of saplings, pulled them over (without killing them), and tied them into a dome shape. I expected that time and growth would fill in the walls, but never returned to see if that transpired. The poplars are whispering sweetly with tender green leaves, but what is that little dark mound on the road blow? Alas! The porcupine we saw high among its branches yesterday lies dead beneath them. Looks like they make mistakes, too! I contemplate harvesting its quills to use in crafts like the Native American tribes did, but handling corpses and using animal parts just doesn’t appeal to me, so we bury him. I catch a tiny glow of golden light among the dark trunks of forest trees. A thin, young yellow birch has already grown into a natural curve, perfect for my purpose. I cut and nail it to other branches making my first rustic furniture piece. It’s
frail and delicate, but becomes our headboard for many years, reflecting the beautiful random intricacy of interlaced forest branches. We receive fruit trees to start an orchard. Our financial backers in this enterprise are fellow land owners Jean and Ed Konefol, John Herold and Anne Cassebaum, and our daughter Heidi. But since they don’t live here, Tim and I do the planting by hand, and its hard work! The hole for the trees must be dug 10 times the size of the root ball, filled with fertile soil, then topped with a shallow depression to help the flow of rain water to the roots. If it doesn’t rain, we must carry water from the creek to hydrate them daily. I also haul in big, heavy feed bags of leaf mulch and moss gathered from the forest to suppress competitive grass growing around the tender new trees, but one day I overdo it and my back goes out for the first time in my life. I must lie down as much as possible for many days, impatient to get back to work, but still cooking meals and practicing music for upcoming church services. Mittens tries to play a duet with me on the harp. This is cute but I worry about what those claws could do to the strings! I’m reminded of a Bach piano/organ
duet I played at our old church edifice at 1304 Genesee St. My fellow musician and I were either on different pages, or playing completely different fugues. It sounded horrible to me, but at least we ended pretty close together. Afterward, a respected music educator from the audience praised our performance. She seemed sincere, but maybe she just being kind? Like the porcupine, we make mistakes; we have frailties and limitations. It is a pleasant thought: to live off the land, to return to direct sustenance of the Earth and not be dependent on society, but it’s not 100 percent possible. We still need community, our family, friends, farmers and fellow wanderers through life, to help us deal with the often harsh realities, as well as to share the beauties. As Tim puts it so succinctly, summarizing the essence of all the world religions he’s studied: “Be kind. Be careful.” • The Shawangunk Nature Preserve is a deep ecology, forever wild, 501©(3), learning and cultural center. Tim and Peggy still live there and can be contacted through their website.
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What a lovely winter we’ve had this spring. How about a nice Utica Club and some Meatballs? It’s good to see some local guys back on the scene in a new line up. I recently spoke with drummer Tony Adamo about his latest project, Uncle Charlie and the Meatballs. Don’t let the name fool ya. Here’s what Tony had to say: Uncle Charlie and the Meatballs is a blues/rock/jam band from Central New York. Although the band may be new, the roots of the band go back more than 12 years to the beginning of the Mohawk Valley Blues Society and the old Devereux. That’s when Adam Bishton (harmonica/vocals), Frank Grimaldi (bass), and Tony (drums/vocals) started playing as Sour Mash. After the lead singer/guitarist of Sour Mash (Larry Giglio) moved away, the band faded out and none of the remaining members really ever stopped playing. Tony continued playing with Terry Johnson (Swamp Drivers), George Deveny (Blueprints), and others. He played with Spencer Morgan (Last Left) and the late, great Al Nathan (Bluestreak), John Hutson, Matt Lomeo, and others, and Frank started a new project with guys he met at work (Work Related). Kind of like the Kevin Bacons of the Utica music scene! After about six or seven years of annual jams, when Larry would visit Utica it was time to get a little more serious. That is when Steve Schoen (guitar/vocals) joined in. Steve and Tony knew each other from Last Left. Steve’s wife, Kelsey, also sings with the band and really adds a lot to the overall sound (especially since none of the guys
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consider themselves singers). The name “Uncle Charlie Uncle Charlie and the Meatballs and the Meatballs” was one of the many names the band used for the annual jams and, for whatever reason, it just seemed to stick. UCMB plays a variety of blues from the legends B.B. King, SRV, and Muddy Waters and artists such as Albert King, Paul Butterfield, Paul Reddick, J.J. Cale, Junior Wells, and many others. UCMB also will mix it up with songs by Chris Stapleton, Tracy Chapman, Jim Croce, Kings of Leon, and many others. Check them out on FaceBook. For booking info, contact Tony at (315) 404-1958. Festival Time Check out the 8th Annual Strawberry Jam and Healers Circle Music and Holistic Festival from May 10-13 at Edgewood Mountain Events, 216 Crow Hill Road, Laurens, N.Y. with more than 25 bands, including Slug, Jay and Nick of Floodwood, CJ & MG, Dirty Blanket, Barroom Philosophers, and many more. Check out event info on Facebook or call 315-882-3672. Check out more live music listings on the Live and Local calendar at 927thedrive.net. • Listen to Genesee Joe live on 92.7FM, The DRIVE.
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Quilt and Yarn Shops/Services Heartworks Quilts & Fabric, Fly Creek . . 24 Love & Stitches, Whitesboro . . . . . . . . . . 70 Tiger Lily Quilt Co, Utica . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Real Estate Hunt Real Estate, Welcome Home Team . . . 52 John Brown Team, Coldwell Banker . . . . . . 7 Scenic Byway Realty, Richfield Springs . . . . . 39 Record Stores Off-Center Records, Utica . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Restaurants and Cafés Across the Row Bistro, Clinton . . . . . . . . . . Ann St. Deli, Little Falls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bagel Grove, Utica . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bite Bakery and Cafe, Utica . . . . . . . . . . . . The Black Stallion, Vernon . . . . . . . . . . . . Club Monarch, Yorkville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Country Store, Salisbury . . . . . . . . . . . Delta Lake Inn, Rome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Dessert Booth, Clinton . . . . . . . . . . . DiCastro’s Brick Oven, Rome . . . . . . . . . . . Gone Coastal, Lee Center . . . . . . . . . . . Jamo’s Restaurant, Herkimer . . . . . . . . . . Karam’s Middle East Bakery, Yorkville . . . . . . Kayuta Drive-In, Remsen . . . . . . . . . . . Killabrew, New Hartford . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Knight Spot, Frankfort . . . . . . . . . . Mi Casa, Utica . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Minar Fine Indian Cuisine, New Hartford . . Nothin’ Fancy Cafe, Vernon . . . . . . . . . . . Ohio Tavern, Cold Brook . . . . . . . . . . . Papa Rick’s Snack Shack, Rome . . . . . . . . Phoenician Restaurant, New Hartford . . . . . . The Pickle Boat Grill, Old Forge . . . . . . . . Raspberries Cafe, Rome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Riverside Diner, Marcy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . RoSo’s Cafe & Catering, Utica . . . . . . . . . . Route 69 Steakhouse, Whitesboro . . . . . . . . Sammy & Annie Foods, Utica . . . . . . . . . . . The Tailor and The Cook, Utica . . . . . . . . Vescio’s Franklin Hotel, Rome . . . . . . . . . . . Voss’ Bar B-Q , Yorkville and Ilion . . . . . . . Wendy’s Diner, Cassville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Willie’s The Original Bagel Cafe, Utica . . . The Willows, Utica . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Sheds and Garages Shafer and Sons, Westmoreland . . . . . . . . 70 Shoes Karaz Shoes, New Hartford . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
New Owners at the Sneaker Store!
The Sneaker Store, located on Commercial Drive in New Hartford, has new ownership. Josh Belisle and his wife Morgan are the new owners of the store, having purchased it from Richard Karaz. Belisle worked for the store for 19 years and said he and Karaz have had this planned for the past several years. Karaz owned the store for 30 years, and said its become a staple in the community. The new owners said they don’t plan to change much. Even Bosco, the talking parrot, will stay. “We look forward to expanding our presence in local races, store, and community events, and you can rest assured that The Sneaker Store will continue to provide you with the same, outstanding level of customer service and quality products that you have relied on for the past three decades,” said Josh and Morgan in an email statement. •
Serving Rome & Utica Since 1946
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The Sneaker Store, New Hartford . . . . . . . . 49 The Village Crossing, Clinton . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Sharpening Services Ron’s Sharpening, Sauquoit . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
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Small Engine Repair J.B.’s Small Engine Works, Utica . . . . . . . . . 49 SD Power, Clinton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Snowmobiles/ATVs Hobby Hill Farm, Rome . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Tent Rentals Brownie Tent and Awning, Clinton . . . . . . 70 Towing Services Clinton Collision, Clinton . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Tree Services and Tree Farms Turk Tree Service, Rome . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Travel Agencies The Cruise Wizards, Whitesboro . . . . . . . . 52
The answer to last month’s riddle about the village with stinky water: Richfield Springs
Websites Utica Remember When . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
The winner drawn at random from a record number of entries is: Donald Weigel of Poland, NY
Weddings and Banquets Club Monarch, Yorkville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Twin Ponds Golf & Country Club, NY Mills . . 67
Please contact us and tell us where you’d like to spend your $200 shopping spree!
Wellness and Healing Infinity Tree Healing &Wellness, New Hartford
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Windows RA Dudrak, The Window King, Holland Patent . . 43
Photo caption: Postcard of the Sulphur Spring D.A.R. Fountain found on Main Street in Richfield Springs. The village became famous for its many “curative springs” attracting the social elite to the area, including Theodore Roosevelt.
Wineries Prospect Falls Winery, Prospect . . . . . . . . . 50 Yarn and Knitting Supplies Love & Stitches, Whitesboro . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Yogurt Stoltzfus Family Dairy, Vernon Center . . . 46
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